CA2188547A1 - Piezoelectric sensing systems - Google Patents

Piezoelectric sensing systems

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Publication number
CA2188547A1
CA2188547A1 CA002188547A CA2188547A CA2188547A1 CA 2188547 A1 CA2188547 A1 CA 2188547A1 CA 002188547 A CA002188547 A CA 002188547A CA 2188547 A CA2188547 A CA 2188547A CA 2188547 A1 CA2188547 A1 CA 2188547A1
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drive signal
drive
return signal
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CA002188547A
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French (fr)
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Ian Casselden
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Sensor Systems Jersey Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
    • G01F23/2966—Acoustic waves making use of acoustical resonance or standing waves
    • G01F23/2967—Acoustic waves making use of acoustical resonance or standing waves for discrete levels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01F—MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL; METERING BY VOLUME
    • G01F23/00—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm
    • G01F23/22—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water
    • G01F23/28—Indicating or measuring liquid level or level of fluent solid material, e.g. indicating in terms of volume or indicating by means of an alarm by measuring physical variables, other than linear dimensions, pressure or weight, dependent on the level to be measured, e.g. by difference of heat transfer of steam or water by measuring the variations of parameters of electromagnetic or acoustic waves applied directly to the liquid or fluent solid material
    • G01F23/296—Acoustic waves
    • G01F23/2968—Transducers specially adapted for acoustic level indicators
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/02—Analysing fluids
    • G01N29/036—Analysing fluids by measuring frequency or resonance of acoustic waves
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N2291/00—Indexing codes associated with group G01N29/00
    • G01N2291/02—Indexing codes associated with the analysed material
    • G01N2291/028—Material parameters
    • G01N2291/02836—Flow rate, liquid level

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Fluid Mechanics (AREA)
  • Immunology (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Analytical Chemistry (AREA)
  • Biochemistry (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Pathology (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Mechanical Vibrations Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Levels Of Liquids Or Fluent Solid Materials (AREA)
  • Measuring Fluid Pressure (AREA)
  • Analysing Materials By The Use Of Radiation (AREA)
  • Force Measurement Appropriate To Specific Purposes (AREA)
  • Burglar Alarm Systems (AREA)
  • General Electrical Machinery Utilizing Piezoelectricity, Electrostriction Or Magnetostriction (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Length, Angles, Or The Like Using Electric Or Magnetic Means (AREA)
  • Electrical Discharge Machining, Electrochemical Machining, And Combined Machining (AREA)
  • Geophysics And Detection Of Objects (AREA)
  • Apparatuses For Generation Of Mechanical Vibrations (AREA)
CA002188547A 1994-04-25 1995-04-25 Piezoelectric sensing systems Abandoned CA2188547A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9408176.7 1994-04-25
GB9408176A GB9408176D0 (en) 1994-04-25 1994-04-25 Fluid level detectors

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CA2188547A1 true CA2188547A1 (en) 1995-11-02

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EP (1) EP0757784B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH11503820A (de)
KR (1) KR970702479A (de)
AT (1) ATE185420T1 (de)
AU (1) AU2313295A (de)
CA (1) CA2188547A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69512652T2 (de)
DK (1) DK0757784T3 (de)
ES (1) ES2138733T3 (de)
GB (2) GB9408176D0 (de)
NO (1) NO964523L (de)
WO (1) WO1995029388A1 (de)
ZA (1) ZA953346B (de)

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US9179843B2 (en) 2011-04-21 2015-11-10 Hassan Ghaderi MOGHADDAM Method and system for optically evaluating proximity to the inferior alveolar nerve in situ
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GB9408176D0 (en) 1994-06-15
GB9622296D0 (en) 1996-12-18
KR970702479A (ko) 1997-05-13
DE69512652T2 (de) 2000-04-27
GB2302178B (en) 1998-04-29
WO1995029388A1 (en) 1995-11-02
AU2313295A (en) 1995-11-16
NO964523D0 (no) 1996-10-24
GB2302178A (en) 1997-01-08
ATE185420T1 (de) 1999-10-15
NO964523L (no) 1996-11-14
ES2138733T3 (es) 2000-01-16
EP0757784A1 (de) 1997-02-12
ZA953346B (en) 1996-01-11
DE69512652D1 (de) 1999-11-11
DK0757784T3 (da) 2000-03-20
EP0757784B1 (de) 1999-10-06
JPH11503820A (ja) 1999-03-30

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